Chartres day two

First thing I had to do today was find out about the holiday tomorrow. Not even this hotel is open on May 1. Bad news, the trains are only running on a very limited schedule, I wouldn't be able to get out of here until late afternoon, so I'll enjoy what I can this morning and early afternoon, and take off at 4.
The first thing I did was climb the north tower of the cathedral! 300 steps! But what a view from up there! It was, of course, interesting to see some of the construction up close also and a view of the roof.
From the top I went to the bottom - the crypt. That was interesting seeing how the floor is supported. It's actually quite extensive down there, and used, and almost immediately after the tour, I went down again to the crypt chapel for Mass.
I then headed over to the other Gothic church in town - St Pierre. It was a Benedictine abbey church. It's a straight church (without a transept) with another collection of  magnificent XIII century stained glass. Chartres had been a real center for stained glass in the middle ages. I read there that all that glass (and the cathedral's) had been removed from the windows in 1939 and stored in the crypt until after WWII.
Chartres has an old quarter of narrow winding cobblestoned streets, and quaint old houses, that is really quite interesting. I enjoyed just exploring.
The 'train' is actually a bus, but I'm on my way to Tours.